MOSCOW, 22 Sep. The US president and his officials are making contradictory statements about Taiwan that undermine the unity of the country, said former CIA chief Mike Pompeo. «Biden's chatter about Taiwan weakens us. He says one thing, and then repeatedly allows the White House to contradict himself,» wrote he is on Twitter. According to the former head of the American intelligence agency, inconsistency is not good for the United States. Earlier, the US president, in an interview with CBS, said that in the event of an armed clash between Taiwan and China, Washington could enter into a conflict on the side of Taipei. At the same time, his national security adviser Jake Sullivan later clarified that Biden's words about the possibility of using American troops to protect the island were «hypothetical» in nature and were not a change in traditional approaches to the problem.
Yesterday, 17:29 The US Congress accused Biden of «foreign political disgrace» In August, the situation around this region escalated after the visit of the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. Beijing does not recognize the sovereignty of Taipei, considers it its province and categorically opposes contacts between the authorities of the rebellious region and officials from other countries. The day before, Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered the army to focus on preparing for participation in hostilities. The order of the head of state was made against the background of the aggravation of the situation around Taiwan. So, on Wednesday morning, Shi Yi, spokesman for the Eastern Zone Combat Command of the People's Liberation Army of China, said that the units maintain high combat readiness after the passage of ships of the US and Canadian navies in the Taiwan Strait. He emphasized that the troops will resist all threats and are ready to defend state sovereignty and territorial integrity. the truth about Putin
